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Most viewed - Taketomi Island 竹富島
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Okinawan house, Taketomi. Taketomi is a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).310 views
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Okinawan house and rock wall, Taketomi300 views
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Hoshi Sunahama or Star Sand Beach222 views
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Kondoi beach213 views
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Taketomi Primary School208 views
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Taketomi Port boat for Ishigaki206 views
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White coral road198 views
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Boat for Taketomi at Ishigaki Port.194 views
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Power voltage station186 views
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On Taketomi, residential homes are toward the middle of the island, not along the beaches. The middle part of the island is built on hard rock called chert. Freshwater wells can be dug along this rock to provide water. View from lookout tower.180 views
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White coral road, one of Taketomi's trademarks.179 views
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Kondoi beach177 views
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Be aware that these parasols are not free.175 views
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Kondoi Picnic Site170 views
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Outside the middle part of Taketomi, the ground is on limestone where water seeps through. Difficult to have rice paddies or wells on limestone.161 views
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Lookout tower159 views
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View from lookout tower155 views
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On Taketomi, the best way to get around.154 views
     
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